Featuring:MegadethJob For A CowboyEvile As you can see I have called this "Gigantour" as that was how it was billed (after I’d bought my ticket so no real problem to me) but this was no package bill it was a normal three band bill in the Academy with one local, one up and coming and… Read More
Gig Review – The Dillinger Escape Plan, LA2, 23rd February 2008
Support:Beneath the buried and me The last time I saw DEP was actually 2002, before I was really a fan since then I’ve lapped all their releases, the live show was so immense. I actually hadn’t picked up Ire Works before this show so wasn’t sure what to expect but no need to be worried.… Read More
Gig Review – The Smashing Pumpkins, The O2, 16th of February
Support:? Don’t know So they split up over 7 years ago and here they are again, minus a few people i.e. D’arcy and James. So what’s the story? It seems Billy couldn’t hack it solo style so persuaded Jimmy C to get back together and give it another go. They consistently said this is a… Read More
Gig Review – Primordial, Underworld, 2nd of February 2008
Support:Mael MordhaGrand Magus This should have been titled as Primordial Fuck Shit Up And Are 100 Times Better Than Your Band but it wasn’t. Having released To The Nameless Dead at the tail of last year and fresh from having just laid waste to the Button Factory (formerly TBMC) in Dublin it was London’s turn.… Read More
Gig Reviw – Viking Skull, Barfly, 28th of January 2008
Support:Motorcity DaredevilsGU Medicine This was billed as Viking Skull (feat. Jess Magera of CKY), now I hate to sound old (and I frequently do) but I remember when it was Viking Skull (feat. members of Raging Speedhorn). Now all the ‘horn guys have left leaving Waldie and Roddy who used to be roadies/techs for them… Read More
Imperial Leisure at Borderline Feb 2008
Imperial Leisure, Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:15:00, Borderline, London, The Event on Last.fm. Originally from my gig review post: Support:Bookhouse Boys Look, *shock, horror* it’s another Imperial Leisure gig. So I do go see these guys a lot but they do play a lot and never disappoint and the gig is never too expensive (free… Read More
An Evening With Eels at Royal Festival Hall Feb 2008
An Evening With Eels, Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:02:01, Royal Festival Hall, London, The Event on Last.fm. From a gig review post: Support:Documentary about E finding out about his father the famous physicist. Yeah so the support was a BBC documentary Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives which had E traveling around the states learning about his… Read More
Gigantour UK 2008 at O2 Academy Brixton Feb 2008
Megadeth and Job For A Cowboy, Gigantour UK 2008, Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:57:01, O2 Academy Brixton, London, The Event on Last.fm. From a gig review post: Featuring:MegadethJob For A CowboyEvile As you can see I have called this "Gigantour" as that was how it was billed (after I’d bought my ticket so no real… Read More
The Dillinger Escape Plan at Astoria 2 Feb 2008
The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:05:01, Astoria 2, London, The Event on Last.fm. From a gig review post: Support:Beneath the buried and me The last time I saw DEP was actually 2002, before I was really a fan since then I’ve lapped all their releases, the live show was so immense. I… Read More
Bleh
I’ve just burned microwave popcorn, that’ll teach me for not paying attention to the instructions. So I’ve been quite busy recently, Sarah’s been over, we went to The Smashing Pumpkins, I was in France for work and I have a few things coming up in the next few weeks (including a trip back to Dublin… Read More
The Smashing Pumpkins at O2 Arena Feb 2008
The Smashing Pumpkins, Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:00:00, O2 Arena, London, The Event on Last.fm. From a gig review post: Support:? Don’t know So they split up over 7 years ago and here they are again, minus a few people i.e. D’arcy and James. So what’s the story? It seems Billy couldn’t hack it solo… Read More
Sing to the slaves … as Rome burns….
Hey ho, I’m back online and in a new flat :-). So we’ve moved, in Sarf’ Lahndahn again, Stockwell to be exact 1 minute from the tube stop and close to a very nice local called The Priory Arms which has real ale, good food, proper wines and lots of German and Belgian beer, nice.… Read More